Inspection Detail
Inspection: 120300058 - Vanco Distribution Inc Dba Vanco Heavy Lift
Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office
Site Address:
Vanco Distribution Inc Dba Vanco Heavy Lift
711 E Anaheim Street
Wilmington, CA 90744
Mailing Address:
711 E Anaheim St, Wilmington, CA 90748
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:4231
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/17/1999
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 01/25/2000
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362400715 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $4,225 | $0 | $0 | $350 | $0 | $4,575 |
| Current Penalty | $4,225 | $0 | $0 | $350 | $0 | $4,575 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 3203 A | 11/22/1999 | 12/20/1999 | $175 | $175 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 5194 E01 | 11/22/1999 | 12/20/1999 | $175 | $175 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 02001 | Serious | 3328 B | 11/22/1999 | 12/09/1999 | $3,750 | $3,750 | $0 | - | ||
| 4. | 03001 | Serious | 3319 E | 11/22/1999 | 12/09/1999 | $475 | $475 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 9:00 a.m. on November 2, 1999, Employee #1, a welder in the warehouse of a trucking and cargo company, was refueling the gasoline engine of the thermal arc welding equipment while its engine was hot. He was siphoning gasoline by mouth from a 30-gallon plastic container into the engine's tank when the gasoline fumes ignited, leaped onto the portable container, and engulfed him in flames. The employer managed to throw the container away from the building and coworkers in the yard came to his aid and extinguished the fire. Employee #1 sustained second-degree burns over 30 percent of his body. He was transported to Seaview Medical Center, and then transferred to the burn unit of Torrance (CA) Memorial Hospital. The cause of the accident was not allowing the engine to cool off before refueling, as stated on the manufacturing label adjacent to the gas cap. The employer was cited for an accident-related violation, serious, of T8CCR 3328(b).
Keywords: BURN, HEAT, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, FIRE, WELDER, GASOLINE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 120300058 | Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Welders and cutters |
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